2014高考英语 文章阅读类 2013暑假练习题（20）

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1、2014高考英语文章阅读类：2013暑假练习题（20）及答案解析AItiseasyforustotellourfriendsfromourenemies.Butcanotheranimalsdothesame?Elephantscan!Theycanusetheirsenseofvisionandsmelltotellthedifferencebetweenpeoplewhoposeathreatandthosewhodonot.InKenya,researchersfoundthatelephantsreac

2、tdifferentlytoclothingwornbymenoftheMaasaiandKambaethnicgroups.YoungMaasaimenspearanimalsandthusposeathreattoelephants;Kambamenaremainlyfarmersandarenotadangertoelephants.Inanexperimentconductedbyanimalscientists,elephantswerefirstpresentedwithcleanclothingo

3、rclothingthathadbeenwornforfivedaysbyeitheraMaasaioraKambaman.WhentheelephantsdetectedthesmellofclothingwornbyaMaasaiman,theymovedawayfromthesmellfasterandtooklongertorelaxthanwhentheydetectedthesmellsofeitherclothingwornbyKambamenorclothingthathadnotbeenwor

4、natall.Garmentcoloralsoplaysarole,thoughinadifferentway.Inthesamestudy,whentheelephantssawredclothingnotwornbefore,theyreactedangrily,asredistypicallywornbyMaasaimen.Ratherthanrunningawayastheydidwiththesmell,theelephantsactedaggressivelytowardtheredclothing

5、.Theresearchersbelievethattheelephants’emotionalreactionsareduetotheirdifferentinterpretationsofthesmellsandthesights.Smellingapotentialdangermeansthatathreatisnearbyandthebestthingtodoisrunawayandhide.Seeingapotentialthreatwithoutitssmellmeansthatriskislow.

6、Therefore,insteadofshowingfearandrunningaway,theelephantsexpresstheirangerandbecomeaggressive.41.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutKambaandMaasaipeople?A.Maasaipeopleareathreattoelephants.B.Kambapeopleraiseelephantsforfarming.C.Bo

7、thKambaandMaasaipeopleareelephanthunters.D.BothKambaandMaasaipeopletraditionallywearredclothing.42.Howdidtheelephantsreacttosmellinthestudy?A.Theyattackedamanwiththesmellofnewclothing.B.Theyneededtimetorelaxwhensmellingsomethingunfamiliar.C.Theybecameanxious

8、whentheysmelledKamba-scentedclothing.D.Theywerefrightenedandranawaywhentheysmelledtheirenemies.43.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Elephantsusesightandsmelltodetectdanger.B.Elephantsattackpeople